Jan Decleir
Known for Acting · 119 credits
- Born
- 1946-02-14 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Niel, Flanders, Belgium
- Also known as
- Jan Amanda Gustaaf Decleir
Biography
Jan Decleir (born February 14, 1946, in Niel, Belgium) is a Belgian film, television and stage actor, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in Flemish cinema. He made his film debut in Mira (1971) and gained international recognition for his performances in Character (1997), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the Oscar nominated drama Daens (1992). Alongside his extensive screen career, he is also a highly respected theatre actor and a central figure in Flemish cultural life.
Known For
TV Shows (21)
Stille Waters
2001
as Stan Moreels / Stan Moereels
9 Days of the Vulture
2001
as Victor Dielemans
Kulderzipken
1995
as Koning Jozef
De grote boze wolf show
2000
as Bob de Beer
Diamant
1997
as Karel Van Grieken
Buiten De Zone
1994
as Uitvinder van het woordenboek
Dag Sinterklaas
1992
as Sinterklaas
Meiden van de Wit
2002
as Klaas de Wit
New Texas
2015
as Ludo Vrancken (oud)
Koning van de Wereld
2007
as Max
Sil de strandjutter
1976
Moeder, waarom leven wij?
1993
Tytgat Chocolat
2017
as Achille Verherstraeten
Keromar
1971
as Odo
The Eleventh of the Eleventh
2016
as Hubert Geunings
De zaak Alzheimer
2004
Sinteressante dingen
2009
as Sinterklaas
De Kavijaks
2007
as De Generaal
Holland's past
2008
as Voice
Wij Heren Van Zichem
1968
as Stegger
10 Broeders
Movies (98)
Antonia's Line
1995
as Sebastian
Loft
2008
as Ludwig Tyberghein
The Memory of a Killer
2003
as Angelo Ledda
Two Queens and One Consort
1981
as Vader
Flying Home
2014
as Jos Pauwels
The Baronesses
2025
as Lucien
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999
as Bishop Köckerman
Crusade in Jeans
2006
as Count of Rottweil
The Claus Family
2020
as Noël Claus
WILL
2023
as The Professor
Sister Smile
2009
as Lucien Deckers
The Claus Family 3
2022
as Noël Claus
Rosenstrasse
2003
as Nathan Goldberg
Priest Daens
1992
as Adolf Daens
Character
1997
as Dreverhaven
Nova Zembla
2011
as Petrus Plancius
Blind
2007
as Dokter Victor Verbeecke
Les Barons
2009
as Julien
S.
1998
as Moeders vriend
Shades
1999
as Freddy Lebecq
Toute une nuit
1982
Long Weekend
2005
as Jos
Anchoress
1993
as Mason
The Claus Family 2
2021
as Noël Claus
The Surprise
2015
as Cornald Muller
Running Free
1999
as Boss Man
Little Crumb
1999
as Vader Keyzer
The Edelweiss Pirates
2004
as Ferdinand Kütter
Father's Affair
2003
as Huib Minderhout
Brush with Fate
2003
as Old Laurens
Smoorverliefd
2010
as Bob Seynens
Pallieter
1975
as Bohumil
The Lion of Flanders
1985
as Jan Breydel
Finn
2013
as Luuk
Burned Bridges
1977
as Charel
Winky's Horse
2005
as Oom Siem / Sinterklaas
Limo
2009
Mortal Sin
1978
as Marcels vader
The Barefoot Emperor
2020
as Willy Brandt
Someone Else's Happiness
2005
as Johnny De Flow
Firmin
2007
as Freddy White
The Blind Spot
2017
as Partijvoorzitter
Villa Des Roses
2002
Koko Flanel
1990
as Azère Smellekens
Me and Kaminski
2015
as Holm
Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten
2018
as Sinterklaas
Where Is Winky's Horse?
2007
as Oom Siem/Sinterklaas
This Magnificent Cake!
2018
as The King (voice)
Don't Shoot
2018
as Albert
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint
2017
as Sinterklaas
Paparazzo
2007
as Jeff Castelli
The Kiss
2004
as Marcel Lenaerts
Off Screen
2005
as John Voerman
Wolfsbergen
2007
as Ernst
A Page of Love
1978
as Un ouvrier
The Sacrament
1990
as Albert
Mira
1971
as Lander
Café Derby
2015
as Bisschop
Lijmen/Het been
2000
as rechter Teugels
Mariken
2000
as Archibald
King of the World
2006
as Max
Zware jongens
1984
as Gevangene 1
Things Past
1982
as Kees
De Proefkonijnen
1979
as Jef
the Detour
2000
as Vader van Joanna
Dilemma
1990
as Leon Bekkers
De Verlossing
2001
as Oscar
14-18 Spektakel-Musical
2015
as Verteller
A Perfect Match
2007
as Leopold
Hij komt, hij komt, ... intrede van de Sint
2018
as Sinterklaas
Ay Ramon!
2015
as Saint Nicholas
Chronicle of a Passion
1973
as Renier Joskin de Lamarache
Wat Mannen Willen
2015
as Pastoor
Permeke
1985
as Stem van Permeke (voice)
Tijd om gelukkig te zijn
1982
as De man
Marieke, Marieke
2010
as Jacoby
The van Paemel Family
1986
as Masco
The Conscript
1974
as Jan Braems
The Missing Half
2003
as Le gynécologue
La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 2 - Camping Cosmos
1996
as Arno's friend
Hop
2002
SuperTex
2003
Le grand paysage d'Alexis Droeven
1990
as Jacob
Ob ihr wollt oder nicht
2009
as Henning Brühl
Beck – De gesloten kamer
1993
as Beck
Flight of the Imagination
2003
The Life We Dreamt Of
1982
as Kommentaar
De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr.
1968
as Hendrik Vandersteen
De Zondvloed
2006
as man
Verloren maandag
1974
as Katangees
Omokage
2010
Le Filet Américain
1981
Een verkeerde toekomst
2019
as Jules
The Spring of César
2011
as Buyer
Szvo
2015
as Szvo
John the Fearless
1984
as John the Fearless / Jan zonder Vrees (voice)
Taming the Floods
1999
De Sint Danst de Tango
2011
as Sinterklaas
About Jan Decleir
Jan Decleir (born February 14, 1946, in Niel, Belgium) is a Belgian film, television and stage actor, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in Flemish cinema. He made his film debut in Mira (1971) and gained international recognition for his performances in Character (1997), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the Oscar nominated drama Daens (1992). Alongside his extensive screen career, he is also a highly respected theatre actor and a central figure in Flemish cultural life. With 119 credits spanning from 1968 to 2025, Jan Decleir has appeared in 98 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jan Decleir Movies
- Antonia's Line (1995) — as Sebastian
- Loft (2008) — as Ludwig Tyberghein
- The Memory of a Killer (2003) — as Angelo Ledda
- Two Queens and One Consort (1981) — as Vader
- Flying Home (2014) — as Jos Pauwels
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